Sure, Pelosi is a brass-knuckled loon, but maybe the CIA was lying when it says it briefed her about water-boarding.

It would make sense. Lying is one of the acts that goes by different names as the situation changes.

A lie by any other name is obfuscation

When your young kid lies about breaking a lamp, it’s a fib.

When your teenage kid tries to make you the bad guy when they screw up, it’s a diversionary tactic.

When you forget to take the kid somewhere, it’s because you were pre-occupied with work.

When a cop lies, it’s an obstruction of justice.

When you lie under oath, it’s perjury.

When a politician lies, it’s flip-flopping.

When businesses lie, it’s white-collar crime.

When commercials lie about a product, it’s business as usual.

When a reporter lies, it’s a mistake.

When a blogger lies, it’s spin.

When guys like Oliver North or Darth Cheney lie, they call it patriotism.

And when a spy agency lies, it’s national security.

Conclusion

The CIA does what it can to protect America in the name of national security, and part of that is lying to protect itself.

Cheney has mastered the dark side of the force and part of that is lying to protect the Emperor. Also, he can choke guys from a distance by moving his hand. Here’s a picture from one of Cheney’s last staff meetings.

Pelosi may be an ineffective numbnut, but she’s probably telling the truth about the CIA.